I Have tried quite a few Tc's The one i have settled on, is the Kenco 1.4 dg from SRS and at £89 inc postage for members of the forum not bad
I do have a shot taken with it on the camera in my gallery if you want to look.

UV is the best in general, but you can buy plain lens protection glass,
sky light will do but it does alter the light very slightly.

Hi Scott, I have the Sigma 70-300 APO and the Tamron 70-300, I cant comment on the 55-300.
My vote would be for the Sigma APO, The Tamron, I canot forgive the "fringing".
I use the Sigma most of the time as a general bird lens, look in my portfolio, the Robin with the mealworm, and the Owl butterfly were done with that lens, so closeup and distance.
Any one want a Tamron 70-300mm very light use, boxed, going cheap?

Thats right Mike, my Sigma ring flash was £249 when i bought it last week, now £289, £40 rise

I have just beat the Sigma price rise, for the 140 ring flash £249 now £289 a £40 rise in price

Welcome to the Forum MDR, I to had a Nikon D80 and i hated it, nice images, lousey to use, I to have gone back to Pentax and that is where i will stay.

Thats right Scott, you can buy the Dixons 3year "cover plan" for only £159.
I don't think so

I spoke to SRS on this subject the reply was "not up to our standard", so Pentax do it them selves but only with 6 months guarantee.
One of them just sold for £350 or there about.

Hi Amin,
I can't really Remember when I started with photography but I really have done more of it since my disability.
I do remember buying my first semi auto camera it was an EMI k 35mm, A very short lived brand.
I bought that in Aden for just a couple of pounds. I also bought a Seiko Oyster watch that was shock proof etc, but dropping out of a Beverly transport plane at 5000 feet did not do it any good.
As to wildlife around here we have Sir Peter Scott’s “Waterfowl and wetlands trust” Slimbridge, that is just across the river Severn , also the Westonbert arboretum near by, The national birds of prey centre at Newent an Owl Trust Centre at Gloucester, and on the Wye valley The beautiful ruins of Tintern abbey and not forgetting the butterfly farm .
We have lots of people using the forest tracks for mountain biking, walking etc.
Being part of the “Forestry Commission” it’s now called Forest Enterprises ?
They have many areas for bird watching , hides etc.
And if you are energetic there are the Welsh hills and mountains not far away.
I nearly forgot the sheep that wander throughout the forest area , and all over the roads even in gardens if gates are left open.
One of the best times to see the forest is when the Blue Bells flower, carpets of them through out the woods, and on a warm day the scent is, well I will leave that to your imagination.

I have had a couple, they go and hide somewhere, they will all turn up at once some day.
I also have the JJC IR remote works ok but i do prefer the wired version.